Trojans' Williams sweeps hurdles races and is one of several double winners. Easton's Buckley wins three events.

Kareem Williams' big brother, Andre, stopped by a Parkland track and field practice last week. As a Heisman Trophy finalist and the nation's leading rusher last football season as a senior at Boston College, it's a big deal these days when Andre Williams returns to his high school.

The elder Williams will be proud to learn that little brother is still stepping out of his sizable shadow.

Following up on his outstanding football season for Parkland, Kareem Williams started the track and field season with a strong showing in the Trojans' 100-50 triumph over Easton in a Lehigh Valley Conference boys meet on Monday at Parkland.

Easton's girls, buoyed by senior Savannah Buckley, were equally as impressive in a 115-35 win over the Trojans.

The Parkland boys, directed by veteran coach Scott LeVan, are aiming for their 11th LVC championship in the conference's 12th — and final — year, while coach Jamie Hibell's Red Rover girls emerged, emphatically, as the LVC favorite after their second conference meet of the spring.

Kareem Williams prevailed in both the 110 high and 300 intermediate hurdles, clocking times of 16.4 and 42.1 seconds. (He tied with teammate Zachary Trexler for first place in the 110 hurdles.) Williams, who will play college football at the University of Delaware, was part of the Parkland 4x100 relay team that placed second and he finished fourth in the 100-meter dash.

"I didn't expect to die as much as I did out there," Williams said. "The times weren't great but it ended up being a really good day, individually and team-wise. Right now I'm between my football weight and my track weight. My highest during football was 198. I'm about 190 and I'd like to get down to 185."

Last year, the two-sport athlete placed sixth at the conference championships in the 110 hurdles and fourth in the 300 hurdles. LeVan said Williams' work ethic is much improved this year and he's taking the sport more seriously.

To Williams, though, track is still a "hobby" that allows him to stay in shape and help out his teammates.

"I definitely look up to my brother in football," he said, "but track isn't as big a part of my life as football is so his influence isn't as important."

Williams was one of several Trojans to score multiple wins Monday.

Unique Divine, a junior who transferred from Allen (Texas), crossed the finish line first in both the 100 (11.5) and 200 (23.7).

Senior Legend Boyesen accounted for 15 points with first-place finishes in the high jump, triple jump and discus. Boyesen also took third in the long jump.

Parkland swept the top three places in the throwing events and dominated each of the field events.

"I'm very pleased with where we're at," said LeVan, whose Trojans were scheduled to open the season last week but inclement weather forced postponement. "The first meet's always really difficult. You've got so many kids and you want to give a lot of them a good look, but you still want to win."

Red Rovers junior Colin Abert won each of the individual distance events, the 800 (2:00.5), 1,600 (4:41.6) and 3,200 (10:10.1).

On the girls side, Easton's dominance was startling against a Parkland team that went unbeaten a season ago.

A total of eight different Red Rover girls won individual events, with Buckley claiming three firsts — in the 100 (13.1), high jump (5-2) and triple jump (31-41/2) . Buckley also was part of Easton's winning 4x100 relay team. Jordan Luciano in the 200 and long jump, Ashley Williams in the 100 and 300 hurdles, and Diana Hammerstone in the 1,600 and 3,200 all were double winners.

"I'm impressed by our girls' performances," said Hibell, in his second season as coach at Easton. "It was a team effort. … We wanted to score every point we possibly could and I think we were very focused on that. It was a real good day for a lot of our girls."

"Parkland's a real good team," Buckley said, "but we came in motivated and thinking positive thoughts. We wanted to perform at our best, and I think we did that."

Part of a talented roster, the versatile Buckley is emerging as a potential star after she waited patiently for her turn as an underclassmen.

"This is my time to shine," she said. "This is my last year and I want to show what I'm made of."